Friday, February 19, 2010

A Break

There is a quote from the film Altered States, in which William Hurt says, "In fact, if I don't strip myself of all this clatter and clutter and ridiculous ritual, I shall go out of my fucking mind."

I can't agree more.

I'm taking a web/tech break. I won't be on Facebook or Twitter for some time to come. Same goes for this blog. They are wasting my time, making me feel like I NEED to check on them, to update, to interact, to, to, to... I can't deal with it anymore. I need a break, to walk away, and figure out what's truly important, and I think this is the first step.

So, if you need to get in touch with me, drop me an email (chris(dot)smith(dot)mailliw(dot)william(at)gmail(dot)com). Or give me a call. I want to keep in touch with everyone--now more than ever, just not via these social constructs.

There are big changes on my horizon as I strip myself of so much ridiculousness that bombards each of us everyday. It will be greatly appreciated if you keep me in your thoughts, prayers, whatever you choose. I will be in your debt.

We all need to periodically assess where our lives our at, the pieces we're trying to put together, the ones we're still trying to find. This is what I'm doing, finding the pieces that fit, the ones that will help me to float rather than drown, the ones that paint a recognizable picture--beautiful or not.

Until then, I wish you the best of days, the most restful of nights, and a wonderful picture of your own.

Me...Kinda

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You've found me. You don't win anything besides the joy of discovering the "official" blog of Christopher William Smith, would-be teacher, wanna-be artist, and purveyor of passable doodles and interesting stories. My fiction has appeared inInhale/Exhale,Pindeldyboz,MicroHorror,Blink|Ink, and forthcoming in Pear Noir! #3.I'm also shopping the "final draft" of my novel, Jumping Off Bridges, working on a new novel tentatively titled A Startling Lack of Color, and creating a bi-weekly webcomic, Gibberish.

In the meantime, feel free to peruse these seldom used highways of my brain, and once you're blown away by my fantastical mind and decide you'd like to publish one of my stories or put together a collection of Gibberish, drop me a line. Thanks for stopping by, I look forward to hearing from you.If you've enjoyed yourself or would like to become one of my best friends in the world, donate to the cause. Or just send me hate mail--that is also acceptable.